First Annual SSRL Workshop on Synchrotron X-ray Scattering Techniques in Materials and Environmental Sciences: Theory and Application

Tuesday, May 16 & Wednesday, May 17, 2006
Tuesday, May 16
8:00-8:30 Coffee and light refreshments
8:30-8:40 Welcome and introductory comments (J. Bargar)
8:40-9:25 Introduction to SR-based scattering techniques (M. Toney)
9:25-10:10 What use is reciprocal space? An introduction (J. Bargar)
10:10-10:30 Coffee break & group photo
 
Guided Q&A sessions: A practical users' guide to planning and conducting scattering measurements
10:30-11:15 Choosing a beam line for your experiment: Optics at SSRL scattering lines (T. Rabedeau)
11:15-11:40 Data collection strategies (S. Brennan)
11:40-12:00 Detectors for scattering measurements (S. Brennan)
 
12:00-1:30 Lunch (not provided - time is alloted fro participants to go off-site, if desired)
 
1:30-2:15 Using reciprocal space for your measurements (A. Mehta)
2:15-2:30 Coffee break
 
Parallel sessions addressing technical aspects of techniques
  Bulk-Structure Techniques Surface/Thin Film Techniques
2:30-3:15 Structure characterization, including Rietveld (A. Mehta) Thin film scattering (A. Vailionis)
3:15-4:00 In-situ scattering, including biominerals (S. Webb) Reflectivity and thin films (M. Toney)
4:00-4:45 Amorphous materials (T. Huffnagel) Interface x-ray scattering (T. Trainor)
 
Wednesday, May 17
Techinal aspects session, continued
8:00-8:30 Coffee and light refreshments
8:30-9:15 SAXS (J. Pople)
 
Beam Line Practical Session attendance capped to first 20 registrants
9:30-12:30 Morning concurrent hands-on practical sessions:
BL 1-4 SAXS J. Pople
BL 2-1 High resolution powder diffraction A. Mehta
BL 10-2 Surface/exitaxial film scattering S. Brennan
BL 11-3 Thin film diffraction with area detectors M. Toney
 
12:30-1:30 Lunch(not provided) Note: sessions resume promptly at 1:30.
 
1:30-4:30 Afternoon concurrent hands-on sessions:
BL 1-4 SAXS (repeat of morning session) J. Pople
BL 10-2 High resolution thin film diffraction M. Toney
BL 11-3 In-situ powder diffraction w/area detectors S. Webb & A. Mehta